Better Reimbursement, More Incentives Needed For Peds Device Development, Stakeholders Tell FDA
Executive Summary
At a recent pediatric medical devices workshop at US FDA headquarters, the focus turned less to regulatory burdens and more to lacking reimbursement and financial incentives as barriers to bringing child-focused products to market.
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